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The investigation into what caused the Zenit-3SL upper stage to halt its second burn almost a full minute earlier than scheduled currently centers around a Russia commission that was formed […]

The availability of substantial additional fuel onboard Loral Space and Communications’ Telstar 18 satellite allowed the spacecraft to be maneuvered into its proper orbital position, and it may even allow […]

After an “anomaly with the ground infrastructure” kept Telesat Canada’s Anik F2 satellite grounded during its third launch attempt July 16, the satellite finally took off from the Kourou, French […]

New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] shareholders approved the sale of the company to The Blackstone Group, aprivate investment firm,for $956 million in cash. According to a statement released by the […]

The Federal Communications Commission said applications submitted from Columbia Communications Corp. and Mobile Satellite Ventures Inc. (MSV) have been accepted, and those companies can move forward with their plans. In […]

Last week, the FCC issued a spectrum-sharing plan that allows CDMA mobile satellite service (MSS) operators to share certain portions of the identified spectrum (1,610 MHz- 1,625.5 MHz and 2,483.5 […]

BT Broadcast Services (BTBS) signed a deal with Eutelsat to boost its satellite broadband position in Europe. It selected Eutelsat’s D-STAR service to complement its existing capabilities for two-way broadband. […]

Loral Skynet President Terry Hart believes the recent trend of private-equity firms investing in the satellite industry is a positive one. In recent months, private- equity firms have acquired significant […]

The launch of Telesat’s Anik F2 satellite was delayed for a second time, with Mother Nature stepping in to keep the satellite grounded. The telecommunications satellite originally was scheduled to […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] just added skateboard champion Tony Hawk to its ever-expanding programming lineup. Hawk will become a host on “Sirius Faction,” a music channel dedicated to action sports […]

SCI is turning over operation of Atlanta International Teleport to SatCom Systems Inc., the teleport’s new owner. SCI CEO Tom Sheddan said in a prepared statement that, with the relinquishing […]

Scott Chase, a former executive with PBI Media, now known as Access Intelligence LLC, whose accomplishments include taking a key role in the launch of Via Satellite magazine, is teaming […]

New Skies Satellite N.V. [NSK] and Telenor Satellite Services inked an agreement under which Telenor will expand its gateway services out of the New Skies’ Perth, Australia, mediaport. For Telenor, […]

Following a series of delays, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s (NASA) Aura earth observation satellite finally was launched into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a […]

Raytheon Co.’s [RTN] U.K.-based Raytheon Systems Ltd. subsidiary was awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force Joint Program Office to provide next-generation GPS advanced digital antenna production systems. The […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] today said its Demonstration Of Autonomous Rendezvous (DART) spacecraft arrived at the company’s integration-and- processing facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The DART vehicle […]

The National Geographic Channel selected the Digital Media Centre (DMC) to perform playout services for its Scandinavian feed, bringing the total count of the Channel’s local feeds originating from the […]

To our readers who will be in the Washington, D.C. metro area July 22, Nick Mitsis, editor of sister publication Via Satellite, will be moderating a panel discussion addressing GPS […]

Officials from Loral Space & Communications said Telstar 18 successfully reached its in-orbit testing position after its June 28 launch on a Sea Launch LLC Zenit-3SL rocket that had its […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] officials said the company, at the close of business July 13, had 500,749 subscribers. It now is on track to amass one million subscribers by the […]

Telesat Canada said the Anik F2 satellite launch from Arianespace’s Kourou, French Guiana, launch site has been rescheduled for 8:43 p.m. EDT July 15. The satellite was supposed to have […]

ND SatCom, a supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT, broadcast and military communication network solutions, won a key deal in Eastern Europe that has it building a satellite-based communications network for […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] signed a contract with Angolan ISP and telecom operator MSTelecom. Under the terms of the agreement, Gilat will supply MSTelecom with as many as 1,000 […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] added Tamil-language channel KTV and Kannada-language channel Udaya TV to its international programming lineup on its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service. The channels are available […]

Last night’s scheduled launch by Arianespace of Telesat Canada’s Anik F2 has been delayed. Officials said an anomaly occurred during a “data checkpoint” with the launcher — an Ariane 5 […]

International Launch Services (ILS) signed a contract with The DirecTV Group [DTV] for the launch of the DirecTV 8 satellite next spring. The satellite will be delivered to orbit via […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set a deadline of Aug. 11 for interested parties to submit comments regarding a June 25 petition seeking permission to transfer control of non-common- carrier […]

SES Americom recently completed the in-orbit testing of the AMC-11 satellite (launched May 11), and the bird is now ready to join its twin (AMC-10) to form the only two- […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] teamed with a RadioShack franchise to convert approximately 600 municipally owned cable customers in Center, Colo., into Dish Network’s direct-to-home satellite television subscribers. The conversion follows […]

The FCC informed Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] in a July 9 letter that the agency could not act on the company’s April 27, 1999 application (subsequently amended July 30, 2003) […]